Reading

Beau is reading!!!!

Today Beau brought me Hop on Pop and asked me to read it to him.

I asked him to try to sound out the words. With ease he read the first couple pages!!

I'm sooo proud of him!

Tall

All of my boys are tall for their age. Austin is probably right in the mix for a 16 year old boy. He is close to 6'1. Liam is wearing sizes 5-7 depending on what it is. Beau is wearing size 4-6 depending on what it is. We have both Liam and Beau in the same Sunday School class because Beau isn't ready to be in class by himself. Liam is in the right class and Beau is in with kids a year older. Lauren and Jaelyn join us for Church. So when I take the kids to their class I have 3 for one class....Liam and Lauren are the same age and basicly the same size. Almost every time there is a new teacher they remind me the class is for 5 year olds and the bigger kids are down another hall. Thank you for that info, they are 5!! I smile and say "They are 5 but Beau is 4 and won't stay in his own room so they have given him permission to stay with his brother." They always say something like "Wow they look like they are 7!"

I know since we held Liam back one year from starting school he will tower over the other kids! But I also know he will do very well and in a couple years they will catch up. Beau wants to be taller than Liam. He will eat just about anything we tell him it will help him grow taller! LOL!! I think Beau just might be the tallest of the 3...I'm looking forward to seeing my grown sons one day!

Last Tuesday at Target

I have changed my hours at Target to get ready for the daycare. So tonight was my last night at the store on a Tuesday...at least for now! WooHoo!! I'm looking forward to more dinners at home. This should also give me more hours with Target...or at least that is my hope! I hope to get at least 23 hours a week now at Target. I hope to get back my health insurance for next year. I'm looking forward to not having to rush off on Tuesday nights. Thank you God!! I am so thankful for my Target job and being able to be at home with the kids during the day.

Sweet Talker

All that extra sleep has given Beau extra sweet words.
I am still working on the nursery room. It's hard to get a lot done during the week, but I try to do 10-15 minutes a couple times a day and I can see it's slowly changing! I was moving some things around while the boys were eating. Beau popped around the corner all smiles…He said “Mommy your aren’t a Mommy you’re a Princess!” I told him “I’m both!”

My little sweet talker!

Awake Yet?

It's 11:30am and Beau is still asleep. He had a hard time going to sleep last night but I think he is growing. I have a feeling when he does get up today he will be an inch taller! He has been eating more than Liam lately. I think I just heard him get up! I can't wait to hear all about his dreams...

Be a Person of Your Word

I'm teaching the kids to be a person of their word. I want them to learn that what you have doesn't define who you are and that if you say you are going to do something you follow thru with it. I want my boys to grow up to be honest men. So many people say they are going to do something and never do it. They don't follow thru on their promises. They are like the boy who called wolf. No one will trust them or believe them because they have lied so many times. I don't want that for my children. I want my children to be honest and a person of their word. That will make a huge difference in their lives. At work their employers will know that when they say they are sick or will have a project done at this date it is true. Or if they are the employer their employees will know if they say they are working hard to find benefits at the best rates possible the employees know they are being honest. That will make a difference in their friendships, dating, marriages and relationships with family and friends. Sadly I have been lied to more often lately by family members. This only makes me feel more strongly about teaching my boys how important it is not to lie. The lesson I'm also gaining from this situation is some people are not truthful even when you are. I am a person of my word...at the end of the day it does make a difference in who am. When people ask me questions they know I'm going to be honest. When I give my word I'm going to do somthing they know I will follow thru. Sadly sharing DNA doesn't mean having the same morals. It's one thing to disagree and be honest another to flat out lie. I hope no one ever views my children this way. I pray they learn the value of being a person of your word and honest. God will teach those that lie how horrible it is by the consequences that will come from their choices. Boys make good choices, be honest with yourself and others, be a man of your word. God will bless your socks off!

Olivia

Now at 8 months she is picking up different words. Just a couple right now but I can see she is trying to say others and wants to talk with us more. Her stories are always interesting so I'm looking forward to hearing them in English! LOL!!! Big football games yesterday. How do I know Olivia watched the games with her parents...."OOH YEAH" We are still working on rolling...she moves around very well for baby who isn't crawling yet. Working on that one too. I think she is working on speaking and we are trying to get her to roll and crawl...lol! I'm sure when she is ready she will be on the move and fast!